Classic Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic
By The Garlic Farm
Published on 19 April 2022
This
one's from the Garlic Farm Cookbook.
The classic chicken with 40 cloves never fails to please. This is a slight
variation which makes an entire meal in one pot. Of course, you can use as many
cloves as you want so don't hold back. Do make sure you get a good quality free
range chicken.
This is a brilliant one pot rustic dinner party dish, full of flavour and
nutrition.Time and servings
2 hrs 5 minsTotal time
4Servings
5 minsPrep time
2 hrsCooking time
Ingredients
- 1 large free range chicken
- 500 g of brown rice
- 4 bulbs of garlic, (all cloves peeled)
- 175 ml of white wine
- 1 bunch of parsley, chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 bunch of thyme, chopped
- 2 carrots, roughly chopped
- 2 slices of bacon, chopped
- 2 onions, diced
- 2 lemons, zest and juice
Method
Step 1
Pour rice into a large casserole and stir in parsley, onions, carrots, bacon and lemon zest.Step 2
Place the chicken on top and pour over the garlic, thyme and bay leaves. Season well with salt and pepper.Step 3
Squeeze the lemons on top of the chicken and pop the skins in to the cavity of the chicken.Step 4
Pour the wine over the rice and add enough water to cover the rice by 2cm.Step 5
Cover and place low in the oven for 1 ½ hours then remove the lid for the last half hour to brown the chicken and garlic.